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Oliver: Ghost in Backyard

Artist Unknown
Date1928
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/16 × 2 3/8 inches (10.64 × 6.05 cm)
Sheet: 4 9/16 × 2 3/4 inches (11.58 × 6.99 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2015.9.57
Signednone
InscribedOn sheet recto, top center, in black pen: "Oct 31, 1928 Oliver"; On sheet recto, bottom center, in black pen: "ghost in back yard."; On sheet verso, left edge, in pencil: "Oliver / Oct 31, 1928"
MarkingsStamped on sheet verso, bottom center, in green ink: "781"; On sheet verso, top left corner, in pencil: "40"
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DescriptionImage of boy dressed as ghost with skull mask.
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